Freezing Moon
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this is spot on. not saying you can't get lighter, but I would say 5 - 6lbs is very light and still comfortable.This combination covers a lot of my hunts. I have a few options that I substitute that are heavier or lighter depending on conditions and seasons.
Bag: 35oz Feathered Friends Lark 10 degree
Tent: 39oz TarpTent double rainbow
Pad: 13oz Thermarest NeoAir
Pillow: 2.8oz Sea to summit aeros
Total: 90oz or just over 5.5 lbs.
How do you like the bivy in the hexamid combo?For early archery elk, it's:
REI Magma 30 quilt: 19 oz
Thermarest neoair xlite: 13 oz
Borah gear bivy: 6 oz
Zpack hexamid pocket tarp: 6.6 oz
Stakes: 3 oz
Total: 47 oz, 2.9 lbs
I’ve only used it a few nights—just got it last year. The bivy is awesome. The hexamid is expensive, light, and not much coverage. It will keep you dry in overnight showers but I think I’d get wet in a serious storm.How do you like the bivy in the hexamid combo?
Dangit, are you going to cost me more money again?Varies summer through winter, but early season hunting I use a TarpTent Aeon Li - small footprint, decent vestibule, relatively storm worthy, bathtub floor, full netting for 19 oz with stakes/guy lines. It’s the sole reason I’ve moved away from a tarp/bivy combo.
Early season bag is a Feathered Friends Flicker a rock solid 30 degree bag—21 oz.
Pad is a Thermarest XTherm 6.7 r rating—15 oz
S2S Aeros pillow 2.5 oz
So 57.5 oz, 3.6 lbs for a pretty cozy setup
Engage Beast mode!!!and 6500 pounds.
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How do you like the El Coyote? Obviously you like it but I was wondering how you like the pad attachment method, the foot box (zipper and cinch). . any other stand out attributes? I'm debating this vs a katabatic flex 22 degree.My lightest solo system:
Shelter - MLD DCF Solo Patrol tarp with stakes, cordage, and Zpacks Solo+ bathtub floor. in a DCF stuff sack @15.2 oz. (Trekking poles not included).
Pad - Small Thermarest Xlite @8 oz.
Bag - Gryphon Gear 40 quilt/straps @ 18.2 oz.
Pillow - Big Agnes AXL coupled with GooseFeet down pillow @ 6.2 oz.
Total weight = 47.6 oz.
Second lightest solo (shelter big enough for two), system used for colder/harsher conditions:
Shelter - SO DCF Silex with stakes & cordage, in a DCF stuff sack @ 18.6 oz. (Trekking poles not included).
Pad - Regular Thermarest XTherm 15.3 oz.
Bag - EE 10 quilt @ 20 oz. or El Coyote 20 quilt @ 25.5 oz.
Bivy - Borah Gear DCF @ 4 oz.
Pillow - Same as above.
Total weight = 64.1 - 69.6oz. depending on which quilt I use.
I have several quilts, all down fill and all made by different manufactures, and the El Coyote is probably my favorite (it's definitely the one I use the most). I have used the straps before but, typically I use it in combo with a Borah Gear bivy so the straps aren't really necessary. Favorite attributes would be overstuffed/loft, the ability to open it up at the footbox (plus the FB is fairly large and I enjoy being able to move my feet/legs around and not feel so confined like in a mummy bag), and as weird as this may sound, I had the inside made out of the softest fabric that was offered at the time, and it just feels really nice against the skin.How do you like the El Coyote? Obviously you like it but I was wondering how you like the pad attachment method, the foot box (zipper and cinch). . any other stand out attributes? I'm debating this vs a katabatic flex 22 degree.